text_original: All that could be done was to prevent his determination from being hopelessly disastrous. So Wolsey pointed out that great as were the advantages to be obtained by gaining the empire, there were dangers in being an unsuccessful candidate.
text_transcription: ALL THAT COULD BE DONE WAS TO PREVENT HIS DETERMINATION FROM BEING HOPELESSLY DISASTROUS SO WOES HE POINTED OUT THAT GREAT AS WERE THE ADVANTAGES TO BE OBTAINED BY GAINING THE EMPIRE THERE WERE DANGERS IN BEING AN UNSUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE
phonemes: ˈɔːl ðæt kʊd biː dˈʌn wʌz tə pɹɪvˈɛnt hɪz dɪtˌɜːmᵻnˈeɪʃən fɹʌm bˌiːɪŋ hˈoʊpləsli dɪzˈæstɹəs. sˌoʊ wˈɑːlsi pˈɔɪntᵻd ˈaʊt ðæt ɡɹˈeɪt æz wɜː ðɪ ɐdvˈæntɪdʒᵻz təbi əbtˈeɪnd baɪ ɡˈeɪnɪŋ ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ, ðɛɹwˌɜː dˈeɪndʒɚz ɪn bˌiːɪŋ ɐn ʌnsəksˈɛsfəl kˈændᵻdˌeɪt.